What is Control Flow Guard in Windows 10 – How to turn it On or Off

Windows 10 built-in security feature – Control Flow Guard (CFG) is designed to combat memory corruption vulnerabilities. Control Flow Guard helps prevent memory corruption, which is very helpful to prevent ransomware attacks. The capabilities of the server are restricted to […]

Hyperlink Auditing in Chrome & Firefox browsers

Sometimes, novice or innocent users can be tricked to unwittingly participate if sends information to another resource. This may add a privacy risk. For instance, HTML5 has added a feature to the web called Hyperlink Auditing. If you are not […]

Enable protection against Cryptominers and Fingerprinters in Firefox

In today’s data-driven world, it has become essential to safeguard your online privacy. The simplest method to ensure this is to share limited information with sites you seldom visitor trust. Most websites cunningly equip tools that track your behavior. Mozilla […]

Text Messages from Microsoft – Genuine or Phishing?

If you receive text messages from Microsoft, they could be genuine, or they could be some kind of phishing attempt. We’ll discuss both in this post about why Microsoft is texting you. With text messaging becoming so popular, scams involving SMS’s […]

List of free Ransomware Decryption Tools to unlock files

If you are looking for a way to decrypt files encrypted by Ransomware then this complete list of Ransomware decrypt & removal tools will help you unlock files encrypted or locked by ransomware on your Windows computer. Ransomware threats are […]

The growing influence of Stalkerware in the digital world

Humans by nature are essentially kind and sensible. However, under situations of distress, they can become insecure, suspicious or even paranoid and resort to spying. The word itself evokes many critical reactions as it means a terrible invasion of your […]

Which VPN is the best to buy? VPN Comparison Chart

When it comes to choosing a VPN service, it gets confusing. The primary reason why anybody decides to buy a VPN is to hide and leave no trace behind so that others are not able to track you. However, things […]

CSS Exfil Protection browser extension offers CSS Exfil vulnerability attack

As we are browsing the internet, we are exposed to a lot of vulnerabilities that might expose our data to attackers. But with time, the technology has evolved in order to protect us against these attacks. But at the same […]

How to stop automatic redirects in Chrome, Firefox, Edge browsers

The Internet changed the world tremendously. Now, JavaScript is driving the modern web ahead. And to make these experiences seamless and less cluttery, redirection is often used on web pages. Many times the user is prompted about them and most […]

OPSWAT File Security for Chrome scans downloaded files with 30 anti-malware engines

Today, we have access to data in abundance, all available on the Internet and ready to serve our various purposes. However, it comes along with a long list of threats, and one of the deadly risks among them is malware. […]

GHIDRA reverse engineering tool from NSA

GHIDRA is a software reverse engineering (SRE) framework that helps analyze malicious code and malware like viruses. It has been created and maintained by the National Security Agency Research Directorate. Now if that sounds a bit scary, this tool isn’t […]

How to check if your IP address is leaking

When we use a VPN, our original IP is hidden, and the computer uses the IP address provided by the VPN. It makes sure that when you are visiting or accessing geo-blocked websites, you are not restricted. However, it is […]

Tamper Protection feature in Windows Security on Windows 10

One of the best things about Microsoft is that they are trying to make a stronger security system for their OS. The new Tamper Protection is set to add more key features in securing our data. Tamper Protection is a […]

Check if your computer has been infected by the ASUS Update Malware

ASUS users may be aware by now that recent ASUS software updates were compromised and they installed backdoors on ASUS machines. According to estimates, half a million Windows machines have been installed with the malicious backdoor via the ASUS update […]

How to password-protect and secure your documents with LibreOffice

Securing documents is always one’s priority whether you are working on hard documents or electronic documents. Most of us create documents to capture an important event or record that provides useful information so that it won’t be lost. Big corporates […]

Windows Defender Application Guard browser extension

Windows Defender Application Guard Extension for Chrome & Firefox

Time and again we face threats of several phishing and malware attacks while browsing web. This calls for a comprehensive solution to isolate potential browser-based attacks and deal with this rising menace. Fortunately, Microsoft has come forward with protection by […]

How to manually enable Retpoline on Windows 10

I am sure that you are aware of the hardware vulnerabilities Spectre and Meltdown which were revealed last year in January. These hardware vulnerabilities allow programs to steal data that is being processed on the computer. Then came the Spectre […]

Turn On or Off Windows Firewall in Windows 10

How to enable or disable Windows Defender Firewall in Windows 10

When you install third-party security software, Windows 10 will automatically disable the built-in Windows Firewall. In case it does not, you may want to disable this Windows Defender Firewall manually. This post will show you how to enable or disable […]

How to scan email attachments online for virus

Normally we all have an antivirus software resident on our computers to protect our data files from malware. We have been taught not to open attachments from unknown email addresses. But what if you want to get a second opinion […]

Ethical Hacking – What you need to know

As the digital world continues to advance and make rapid progress, cybercrimes do as well. Criminals, particularly cybercriminals no longer need to leave their comfort zone to commit crimes. They achieve the desired results with just a few clicks of […]

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